openingshow

weLCoMeWE ARE REALLY THRILLED TO BE WELCOMING YOU TO THE PLAYHOUSE FOR OUR OFFICIAL OPENING SHOW!

THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU A GLIMPSE OF THE WORK WE HAVE BEEN DOING ON THE VENUE AND ON STAGE WITH OUR ACTORS AND IMPROVISERS. IT’S ALSO A GREAT PLATFORM TO LAUNCH OUR INITIATIVE TO ENGAGE WITH THE PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY BY INVITING TALENTED, DUBAI-BASED ARTISTS TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK ON A REGULAR BASIS AT OUR GRASSROOTS REVUE.

BUT REALLY, IT’S OUR WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS. FROM THE AFLAMNAH CROWDFUNDING BACKERS, TO THE HARD-WORKING AND DEDICATED ACTORS WE WORK WITH; OUR PARTNERS, RICHARD AND LOUISA COATES; OUR LANDLORDS DARIUSH AND SHAYA, OUR VERY FIRST SUPPORTER, IMRAN AHMED; OUR FAMILIES, WHO HAVE PLAYED A HUGE ROLE IN MAKING THE DREAM OF THE PLAYHOUSE A REALITY; AND EVERYONE WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME, TALENT AND MORAL SUPPORT.

WITHOUT ALL OF YOU, THE PLAYHOUSE WOULD NOT BE HERE.

THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING!

BEST WISHES,

KEMSLEY AND TIFFANY

ACT 1

1. Video and welcome

2. Sketch comedy the PlayhouSe

3. theatre ‘and She waS’ - the PlayhouSe

4. muSician Gayathri

5. Poetry Zeina haShem Beck / rewa Zeinati

6. imProV’ aSSSScat the PlayhouSe

7. Stand-uP comedy Bronwyn BurnS/Gordon torBet/

Brent JenkinS

8. theatre ‘FriendS and colleaGueS’ ddG

act 2

9. muSic iSiS: ‘Sea PictureS’

10. theatre ‘Sam’S Friend’ - BackStaGe

11. Poetry Frank dullaGhan / hind ShouFani

12. imProViSation theatreSPortS - the PlayhouSe

13. Stand-uP comedian Salman QureShi / erik hadden

14. theatre the royal ShakeSPeareanS: romeo and Juliet

in synC with our goaL to proMote and enCourage hoMegrown taLent aLL subMissions are written produCed and perforMed

by LoCaLLy based artists